This annual has upright slightly branch weak stems and green foliage that forms a delicate shrubby appearance. It has mid-green narrow linear pointed leaves and the saucer-shaped mauve to white lobed flowers appear in a cluster above the foliage in spring.

Hardiness zones 3 to 9

Clarkia pulchellais naturally found in North America growing along the Rocky Mountains and extending to the Pacific coastline from British Columbia to California on dry open slopes from sea level to an altitude of 2400 m (8,000 ft).

It prefers an open sunny to partly shaded position and grows in most well-drained moderately fertile soils that are tending acidic and is frost and drought tolerant..

Ragged Robin is grown for its flowers and is painted in small alpine gardens along annual borders or as a container plant. It is suitable for coastal or low-mountain regions establishing in one season and are short lived. This annual is also mass planted for bedding displays and variations of flower colour are available. ID 3673

Clarkia (KLAH-kee-ah) pulchella (pool-KEL-ah)

Onagraceae (on-uh-GRAY-see-ee)
Fuchsias, Evening Primrose Family